World War II Honoree

Walter James Fitzmaurice

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Rumford, Maine

Honored By

Marie Darling

Relationship

Daughter

TECHNICAL SERGEANT, FLEW 30 COMBAT MISSIONS OVER OCCUPIED EUROPE AS A RADIO OPERATOR/GUNNER IN A B-24 BOMBER. AWARDED DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, 5 AIR MEDALS, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH THREE BATTLE STARS, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN RIBBON, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION AND FRENCH GOVERNMENT CITATION.